Herbertville Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Wairarapa, New Zealand)

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Herbertville Surf Guide

Herbertville in the Waiararpa is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as left and right hand reef breaks.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rips and rocks.

Herbertville Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Herbertville:

The best conditions reported for surf at Herbertville occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Herbertville (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Herbertville with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in April while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 37% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

37%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Herbertville Location Map

Interactive Herbertville surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Herbertville is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 85 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Herbertville is Masterton Airport (MRO), also in New Zealand, 97 km (60 miles) away.

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Herbertville Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:37 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE
Period (s)	14	14	13	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off

What does Herbertville look like?

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Tides at Herbertville

Current tide and informaton

For Herbertville, 0 km from Herbertville.

Next High Water: 09:23am | 1.28m

Next Low Water: 03:33pm | 0.31m

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Herbertville Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Herbertville is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Herbertville

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Wind History at Herbertville

Wind stats for Herbertville, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Herbertville Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:2.5
Consistency of Surf:3.5
Difficulty Level:2.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:3.0
Crowds:4.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Steve Norman from New Zealand

“In your accommodation for Herbertville you say there is no accommodation indoors which is wrong there are batches and caravans for rent at a good price at Herbertville motor camp also there are at least six houses for rent down sea view road and accommodation at sheep stations. I come from Herbertville and these little coastal towns rely on the right information so if you could put that right it would be helpful THANK YOU

[Editor's reply. Thanks for writing Steve. These views are user submissions and for Herbertville it shows that 2 users rated the break and they thought there were plenty of options, scoring it 5. I have surfed there a few times back when I lived in Wellington. We camped, but there were a few other options, but it's not exactly bursting with hotels and hostels like Waikiki beach, so 3/5 seems about right.]”

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